Dispenser



H. C. DAVIS March 10, 1931.

DI SPENSER Filed March 7, 1929 Inventor Patented Mar; 10, 1931 I 1 HairsSTATES PATENT OFFICE HALLARD C. DAVIS, F WINNER, SOUTH DAKOTA DISPENSERApplication filed March 7, 1929. Serial No. 345,079.

This invention appertains to improvements 6, so that some freedom ofmovement is availin the art of dispensing and has a more able to permitthe unscating of the head 9 specific reference to a novel dispensercspefrom the upper end of the tubular guide 6. cially adapted fordispensing powdered soap. The cylindrical body 8 is provided with a Theprincipal object of the invention is to plurality of longitudinallyextending grooves provide a dispenser of this character which 11 throughwhich the powdered soap may disecause of its extremely briefconstruction charge from the container 8, when the plungcan bemanufactured at a low cost to permit or 7 is moved upwardly within theguide 6. the general use thereof in hotels, railway It will thus be seenthat normally the 10 stations and other public places. plunger willassume the gravitated position Another important object of the inventionshown in Figure 1. In this position the head is to provide a dispenserwhich requires but 9 is seated within the upper end of the tubua slightmanipulation to cause the discharge lar guide 6 and the outlet isentirely closed. of sufiicient soap material to Wash the face When theplunger is permitted to graviand hands. tate, the head 9 will close theupper end of Other important objects and advantages the guide tube, andthat material will fall of the invention will become apparent to theonto the spherical enlargement 10 and being reader after considering theinvention as deflected thereby will spread onto the hands described andclaimed hereinafter. of the person operating the device. 20 In thedrawing: Obviously various changes in the specific Figure 1 represents avertical sectional shape, size, and materials may be resorted Viewthrough th invention, to in the manufacture of this novel device Figure2 is a side elevation of the plunger without departing from the spiritand scope structure. of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

25 Figure 3 is a cross s tional vi f th Having thus described theinvention what plunger taken substantially on line 3- 3 I claim as newand desire to secure by Letof Figure 2. ters Patent is Referring to thedrawings wherein like A dispenser for soap powder and the like numeralsdesignate like parts a container 3 p si g a C nt in r h ving an inclined30 is open at its top and pr vid d with an i wall surrounding an outletin its bottom, a verted conical shaped bottom wall 4, A li tubular guidein said outlet extending each 'type cover 5 is provided for the open topof y e o a p unge body sl dably the container. mounted within saidtubular uide and of a The apex portion of th b tt ll 4 i length greaterthan said tublilar guide, said provided with an outlet opening withinwhich P g Provided with an outwardly flared is arranged and suitably s ud a ti l head on its upper end and an enlargement on tubular guide 6which extends above and its 10W61' 611(1 and further Provided With abelow the wall 4. plurality of longitudinally extending grooves A novelplunger structure, generally readapted to permit a flow of the dispensedmaferred to by numeral 7 in Fi 2 i t terial through said tubular guide,substanin construction of a cylindrical body 8 protially 518 Set fOIth.vided with an outwardly flared head 9 at In testimony whereof, I y igeits upper end to afford a valve element in H A G- DAV S- the operationof the dispenser which will be described hereinafter.

The opposite end of the cylindrical body 8 has a spherical shapedenlargement 10. The distance between the head 9 and the sphericalenlargement 10 is substantially 50 greater than the length-of thetubular guide me

